Tropical Christmas Theme: Fun Greetings to Food!

So you weren’t able to travel this year to the Big Island? Well, what better excuse is there than to host a festive tropical Christmas party right in the safety and comfort of your own home! Bring your flip flops and favorite cocktail, while enjoying today’s Hawaiian-inspired Christmas guide that is filled with inspirational ideas from greetings to gifts to food (*this post contains affiliate links). We can just hear Bing Crosby’s “Mele Kalikimaka” playing in the background!

Tropical Christmas Greetings Cards

From a whimsical Santa on the beach to Christmas stockings hanging on palm trees, send your Christmas greetings early this year with a warm, heartfelt message. Take your pick from our finds below and spend a fun afternoon filling up these cards with a relaxing cup of Kona coffee and pineapple upside down cake.  After all, isn’t 2020 so over!

Available via Amazon

1 – Beach Christmas Card Variety Pack
2 – Island Heritage Pineapple Hawaiian Christmas Cards
3 – Santa Stockings Happy Holidays
4 – Hallmark Signature Wonder Pop Up Tropical Card

Available via Island Art Cards
5 – Christmas Eve Peace on Earth Card

Whimsical Tropical Christmas Ornaments

If the weather is cold outside, decorating your Christmas tree just got more exciting! Apply a colorful tropical Christmas theme to your tree complete humorous ornaments in fun tropical-inspired themes. Whether it’s a Santa climbing up a palm tree or a vintage ukulele, hang your favorite ornaments to create a memorable Hawaiian themed Christmas tree. Make it a tradition and get the family involved!

Available via Amazon

1 – Tropical Santa on Palm Tree
2 – Personalized Mele Kalikimaka Porcelain Ornament
3 – Snowman on Hawaiian Hammock
4 – Ukulele Christmas Ornament
5 – Tropical Santa (Hawaiian Collection) via Hilo Hattie

Tropical Christmas Attire

Host a festive Christmas dinner dressed up in a tropical prints. We even found a matching his and hers out for the fashionable-minded couple that is perfect for a virtual tropical party or wear your favorite shorts and match it up with a new Hawaiian shirt.

Available via Amazon

1 – Matching His and Hers Hawaiian Vintage Outfits
2 – Mele Kalikimaka T-shirt
3 – Vintage Hawaiian Santa Men’s Collared Shirt
4 – Hawaiian Christmas Tiki Santa Hat

Via Macy’s
5 – Caribbean Joe Men’s Classic Hawaiian Island Shirt

Via Polynesian Print
6 – Ugly Sweater Hawaiian Christmas

Tropical Christmas Gifts

Send a tropical Christmas gift like no other this year! Consider practical and handmade goods made from seashells that can be used in the home as decorative accents. Or give a collection of Hawaiian coffee presented in a beautiful gift box that can be enjoyed with luscious chocolates and snacks made in Hawaii. A brilliant gold bottle stopper in the form of a pineapple would make a wonderful hostess gift.

1 – Shell Trays via Bellenza SHOP
2 – Hawaiian Coffee Collection via Amazon
3 – Malie Kai Chocolates from Waialua
4 – Hawaiian Gourmet Sampler Gift Set from Island Princess
5 – Shell photo cardholders via Bellenza SHOP
6 – Gold Pineapple Bottle Opener via Macy’s

Tropical Christmas Cocktails and Food Ideas

Re-create a luau at home this Christmas complete with Hawaiian prints, natural table elements, and a romantic candlescape. Add textured materials like rattan, raffia, and palm leaves. Place faux tropical flowers such as hibiscus, plumerias, and heliconias. See our luau party guide for more details. Prepare a cocktail try with your favorite concoction like margaritas, pina coladas, and mai tais. Don’t forget those tiny drink parasols! Pair them up with scrumptious appetizers filled with tropical flavors such as coconut shrimp, pineapple chicken skewers, and glazed pork meatballs. YUM!